Ennis Britton's On the Call
The Special Education Team of Ennis Britton hosts the podcast “On the Call." Each episode focuses on a real-life special education scenario you may have encountered or might bump into very soon. Ennis Britton attorneys Jeremy Neff and Erin Wessendorf - Wortman take the call and then discuss applicable cases and laws related to the scenario presented. Each episode wraps up with practical tips based on the Special Education Team's years of experience serving school districts throughout Ohio.
Ennis Britton's On the Call
Latest Episodes
On the Call: Bespoke Evaluations
When parents demand a detailed list of assessments before signing consent, what’s a district to do? Using a recent Connecticut case as a cautionary tale, Jeremy and Erin unpack what IDEA actually requires, why over-specifying can backfire, and ...
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On the Call: MDR - "Trusted Adults, " De-escalation, and Discipline Decisions
A student escalates, the hallway gets loud, and suddenly everyone is asking: “Did we follow the IEP… like, enough?” In this episode, Erin and Jeremy break down a recent case from Massachusetts and how real-time de-escalation, “trusted ...
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On the Call: A Wake-Up Call - ADA & Section 504 Liability
When does “waking up” a student become a wake-up call for the district? In this episode, Jeremy and Erin unpack a recent federal case out of Pennsylvania involving a student whose medication caused drowsiness and staff responses that allegedly ...
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On the Call: Escalating Parent Behavior
What happens when you have a homebound student and escalating parent behavior? Even when a parent’s conduct is the roadblock, the district’s obligation to implement the IEP does not disappear, so the move is to change what you can cont...
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